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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) -- An origins story that chronicles the early life of James Howlett (Jackman) and his relationship and eventual falling out with Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Schreiber), and his fateful entry into the Weapons X project.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) -- An origins story that chronicles the early life of James Howlett (Jackman) and
his relationship and eventual falling out with Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Schreiber), and his fateful entry into the Weapons X project.
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
David Benioff (screenplay) and
Skip Woods (screenplay)
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Release Date:
1 May 2009 (USA) more
Plot:
After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 6 nominations more
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Underdeveloped and Overproduced more (529 total)

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Also Known As:
Wolverine (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity.
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107 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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In the film, William Stryker says to Wade Wilson: "Wilson, if it weren't for that mouth you'd be the perfect soldier." This is a reference to Wilson's alter ego, Deadpool, as his nickname in the comics is "The merc with the mouth." more
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In this film, Scott's optic blasts generate heat as seen by the scorching they leave behind. In the other films (and all other media) Scott's optic blasts only generate concussive force. However, it is said that Dr. Xavier has helped Scott's progress and has helped him to control the intensity of his optic blasts. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Young Victor Creed: You're always sick.
Young James Logan: You were sick when you were my age.
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Spin off X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) (VG) more
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New Orleans Boogie more

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252 out of 468 people found the following review useful.
Underdeveloped and Overproduced, 3 May 2009
2/10
Author: Krazyzark from United States

This film was slated to be a blockbuster film, and it really is. This is the type of movie that is made to eat popcorn to and watch the flashy graphics. With that in mind, the movie delivers, perhaps not as well as the ultra flashy Iron Man, but well enough. Outside of the popcorn munching action and special effects, the film drops off of the cliff faster than Wile E. Coyote.

Many viewers, myself included, will complain about how most of the characters were severely altered, but that only makes the film a poor adaptation, not a poor film. This film is unsatisfactory for other reasons. The makers focused more on making it appealing to the eye than they did to the mind. The characters that have been long awaited and promoted are reduced to 4-scene cameos. The main characters of Wolverine, Victor Creed (never called Sabertooth in the film) and Colonel Stryker are well developed. I was pleasantly surprised by Liev Schriber's performance. The rest of the characters are tossed to the wayside to make way for the all important eye-candy. Wolverine's character is fully developed after 30-minutes, as is Sabertooth, though Victor does pull off some surprises late in the film.

The "final boss" of the film is a twisted and perverse adaptation of the original character and barely gets any development to show just why he is the way he is. The filmmakers obviously felt that all they really needed to do was create a bad ass character who could do anything they wanted and slapped on the name of a popular character.

Very disappointing...

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